Clark County auto dealer bonds.
From $100.
A vehicle dealer operating in Clark County needs a county business license alongside the state dealer license — and a surety bond stands behind it. Whatever amount your county license or the Nevada DMV names, pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application based on that rate.
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How much does a Clark County auto dealer bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer operation is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, the bond amount, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Clark County business license and your Nevada dealer paperwork. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county or state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the dealer bond actually guarantees
Selling vehicles in Clark County takes two things: a Nevada state dealer license and a Clark County business license for the location. A surety bond stands behind the operation as a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee — that you deliver clear title, handle customer money properly, and follow the motor vehicle sales laws.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the obligee — the county or the State of Nevada, depending on which bond your license requires — with harmed buyers as the protected parties. If a dealer fails to deliver clear title or misapplies a customer's funds, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Dealers who keep clean title and good records treat the bond as a license formality. Because the required amount varies by dealer category, you enter the figure your license names and pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Clark County business license and your Nevada dealer paperwork. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county or state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Nevada motor vehicle dealer bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other motor vehicle dealer bonds we write in Nevada. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Nevada bonds.
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One document between you and selling cars in Clark County.
From $100, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.